http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Claire+Dinnie Travel Claire Dinnie Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=380204&ca=Travel So you have been given the green light to arrange your next exciting overseas travel adventure. You have chosen South Africa is the travel destination but in your planning process, you’re at a loss to know what best to include on your itinerary. You’ve accepted the long haul flight from your home co... Travel Claire Dinnie Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=358149&ca=Travel Namibia, a country of vast open spaces; extreme contrasts of harsh, arid deserts and green palm fringed oases, of thorn bush savannah and rugged mountains, of frosty cold winter nights and sweltering hot summer days. A country with European influence revealed in the German architecture, the lifestyl... Travel Claire Dinnie Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=346362&ca=Travel Once a year deep in the central African highlands, heavy seasonal rains fall. Floodwaters gather momentum and head south into the Kalahari Desert forming the largest inland delta in the world – The Okavango Delta in northern Botswana. This unique wetland supports and sustains a huge diversity of wil... Travel Claire Dinnie Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=341090&ca=Travel “Scenes so lovely must have been gazed upon by angels in their flight” – David Livingstone Victoria Falls, known by the locals as ‘Mosi-oa-Tunya’ which means ‘the Smoke that Thunders’, is regarded as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The Victoria Falls span some 1700 m across making it the larg... Travel Claire Dinnie Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=254705&ca=Travel Have you ever packed your bags in anticipation of a vacation of unrivaled proportions ? Have you ever felt your inner voice saying “ this is going to be very SPECIAL ? “. Well, for Claire and me, our visit to Wilderness Safaris Pafuri Camp found these thoughts firmly e... Travel Claire Dinnie Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=226436&ca=Travel An opportunity to bring you details of the nearest safari experience to Cape Town and spend a night conversing with Mother Nature captured our imagination this month. Packing in true explorer style ( light and effective ) only a small overnight bag, we headed east over the magnificent and majestic H... Travel Claire Dinnie Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=210029&ca=Travel Having been called to Johannesburg to assist with the coordination of a large corporate function, I figured I’d grab some free time and visit Pilanesberg National Park, a growing tourist destination only 2 hours out of Johannesburg. My friend and colleague Colin joined me on my full day’s escapade.... Travel Claire Dinnie Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=210030&ca=Travel Undoubtedly the most exclusive private game reserve in South Africa, the Sabi Sands offers a game experience that is difficult to beat. Two perennial rivers, the Sabi and the Sands, flow through this park sustaining the diverse fauna and flora of the area, which enjoys one of the highest and most bi... Travel Claire Dinnie Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=210031&ca=Travel Hermanus: the best land based whale watching in the world. Hermanus town looks over the protected shallow waters of Walker Bay where the Southern Right Whales come to mate, calve and rear their young. Between June and December every year you can sit on the rocky cliffs overlooking the bay and watch...